Maybe we can work a trade:  when Scott Brown moves from MA to DC, let’s send Larry Summers back to Cambridge!
You’ll recall Larry Summers – President Obama’s choice to head the White House Economic Council. Same Larry Summers who set women and girls back while President of Harvard by proclaiming that girls were innately inferior to boys in math and science. Great pick President Obama!
The chants for Summers to step down are getting louder by the day. Even before the MA special election there was a growing …

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Stay tuned for some major announcements from The New Agenda in the coming weeks!  Be on the lookout for news on:

a major media partnership;
our annual educational event; and
the launch of The New Agenda Foundation (501c3) website.

And, we have other big news:  for 2009, our first fully operational year, The New Agenda has achieved an efficiency rating of nearly 100%
What does an 100% efficiency …

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It’s no secret that I support and believe in Senator Kirsten Gilibrand. I believe in her intelligence, perseverance, vision and commitment to women and men, children and families. So I’m not apt to be thrilled by Harold Ford, Jr.’s  potential primary challenge to Senator Gillibrand. Mr. Ford is pro-life, pro-gun, against gay marriage, vague about health care, jobs and …

The New Agenda salutes Martha Coakley on her historic run to become Massachusetts’ first female senator.
We recognize the challenges that women face when they run for political office. A study done by Brown University in 2008 titled Why Are Women Still Not Running for Office? describes why so few women are running for office.  The innate biases in our system.
The New Agenda is devoted to changing that.  To reinventing and reinvigorating women’s advocacy such that brave women like Martha Coakley are no longer the exception.
You’ll be seeing big announcements shortly …

One way or another, the special election in Massachusetts is about to be resolved.  I have to admit, previous to this election, I knew very little about Massachusetts politics and politicians.  I saw this clip on the news the other day and was shocked to learn how poorly women politicians have fared in that state.

Although the Massachusetts election is about a myriad of issues other than electing the first woman Senator and has unfortunately gotten nasty, maybe something good can come from it.  We are moving into a year that will feature …

In examining almost any important historical event or movement, one can find a brave often under credited woman at the heart of it.  So in this spirit, on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day, we honor and remember Rosa Parks as one of the most important sparks that led to the birth of the civil rights movement. 
Our country has seen as many different types of protest as it has seen reasons for protest.  However Rosa Parks has always been particularly inspiring to me because of her brave, dignified, determined style.  I still remember …

The following op-ed is featured at The Huffington Post.
The Massachusetts special election feels like the sorority parties we used to have in college.  It’s 1 a.m. and the party is in full swing.  The music is thumping and the crowd is building up steam.  We pause for a moment to get a drink and all that’s left is coffee brandy (generic, not Kahlua) and ginger ale.  And the question is whether we say what the heck, let’s mix it and chug-a-lug.  Or pause for a moment and think, hmm, how …

I came upon this a little late while I was between the food court and the student center, but there is still plenty of time. If anyone is going to be in the Texas Panhandle area, Amarillo in the Panhandle of Texas is having a special reading exhibit dedicated to Jane Austen. There will be book discussions and movies over the books she wrote.
Movies over her works are every Monday (excepting one) at the Northwest Library
Tuesday, Jan 19 – Pride & Prejudice
Jan 25 – Mansfield Park
Feb 1 – Emma
Feb 8 …

The New Agenda salutes NYS Senator Liz Krueger who continues to stand up for the women of New York.  Sen Krueger has been the most outspoken senator in NY against Hiram Monserrate.  Sen Monserrate continues to serve as a state senator despite being convicted of a misdemeanor for slashing his girlfriend’s face.
The New York State Senate has selected a bi-partisan committee to decide the fate of their convicted colleague.
Sen Krueger issued the following statement regarding that commitee’s report this week:
“Following Hiram Monserrate’s conviction, I requested his resignation from the …

Jennifer Brunner is gaining ground in her bid for the open U.S. Senate Seat in Ohio.
According to a Ohio Daily:
Ohio Secretary of State Jennifer Brunner appears to be closing in on former Bush Economist Rob Portman in a poll released by Rasmussen Reports this morning. In the survey, Portman held a 43% to 40% lead over Brunner – narrowing from a 40% to 33% gap just a month ago.
On the Fisher side, the news is not as good, as the Lt. Governor now trails Portman 44% to 37% – a …